split – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Nov 20, 2023Jan 01, 2024 bamboo, character, Japanese, literal meaning, personality, refreshing, split, straightforward, take wo watta yōna, unpretentious

Takw wo Watta Yōna (竹を割ったような – Straightforward)

Takw wo Watta Yōna 竹を割ったような A person who has a straightforward and unpretentious character is sometimes described as take wo Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Feb 26, 2019 0 Comments as if, cloth, high-pitched, like, piercing, scream, sharp, shrill, silk, split, tear, voice

Kinu wo Saku youna Koe (絹を裂くような声 – A Piercing Scream)

Kinu wo Saku youna Koe 絹を裂くような声 Have you ever heard of a woman’s piercing or shrill scream? 女性の甲高い悲鳴を聞いたことはありますか？ Such a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Science Uncorrected

Toru Dec 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 hara wo waru, heart to heart, idiom, Japanese, mind, science, split, stomach, talk, 腹を割る

Hara wo Waru (腹を割る – Heart to Heart)

Hara wo Waru 腹を割る Sometimes it is important to talk with someone heart to heart. 時には、本心を隠さずに打ち明けることも重要です。 To lay one’s heart Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 20, 2015Jan 07, 2024 abbreviation, brand, Chaga languages, coffee, Japan, Kilimanjaro, mountain, split, Swahili

Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro is the 5,895-meter-height mountain located in the northeastern part of Tanzania, and is the highest free-standing mountain in the Read More

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